Headline: CBC hosts annual Nurse Pinning and Candle Lighting Ceremony for LVN grads
Coastal Bend College’s (CBC) Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) program hosted their annual pinning and candle lighting ceremony on Thursday, August 18 at the CBC Beeville campus. CBC’s ceremony honored LVN graduates from the Beeville, Alice, Kingsville and Pleasanton locations.
The pinning ceremony is an annual event that signifies a student’s successful completion of their nursing education and commemorates their entrance into the nursing profession. Nursing schools across the United States have kept the pinning ceremony tradition alive to honor Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
Nightingale started a similar tradition over 150 years ago when she would present graduates from the nursing school she founded with a medal or a pin. CBC’s nursing instructors provided each student with a pin that will be worn throughout his or her nursing career.
In addition, CBC’s LVN graduates recited the Florence Nightingale Nursing Pledge while holding a lamp, and each graduates’ candle was lit by one of their instructors. The lighting of the lamp signifies each graduates intention of carrying Nightingale’s dedication and compassion for the nursing profession forward.
This year’s keynote speaker was HALO-Flight’s Chief Medical Officer Randy Endsley. He is a resident of Corpus Christi who began his career in the medical field by serving in the United States Air Force. The majority of Endsley’s nursing career was spent in emergency rooms and intensive care units. In 1999, he joined HALO-Flight and was promoted to Chief Medical Officer in 2002.
The following students were honored at CBC’s LVN pinning and candle lighting ceremony:
Beeville
Adriana Maria Arredondo
Rossana Marie Brown
Melinda Catete
Shante Colon
Celeste Anik Contreras
Michelle Fuentes
Amy Nicole Garza
Monica Renee Gomez
Jessica V. Gonzales
Lizette Gonzalez
Heather Gracia
Richard Anthony Guerrero
Sean J. Harris
Bernice Vera Maloy
Oscar Martinez, Jr.
Ginger Cope Mayfield
Christian Matthew Morón
Micaela “Mickie” Ochoa
Desiree Lyn Rivas
Tarah Leibl Soliz
Amanda Nicole Sorensen
Madison Stone
Pedro Torres
Alice
Jasmine Rita Acuna
Christina Alaniz
Alexandra Renee Buentello
Clarissa Rae Cadena
Larissa Cadena
Rose M. Figueroa
Cayla M. Flores
Oscar Garcia, Jr.
Lisa Gill
Amanda Godinez
Monica D. Gonzalez
Stacey E. Helton
Adriana Renee Herrera
Esperanza Hinojosa
Gabrielle N. Mendez
Selena Nevarez-Garcia
Candice Rena Ramirez
Kathy LeeAnn Ramirez
Jessica Rodriguez
Ana Lisa Saldana
Breanna Lynn Salinas
Margarita Salinas
Katherine Springs
Chelsea R. Torres
Alyssa Marie Valdez
Brenda Renee Valdez
Roxane Zamora
Kingsville
Argelia Alanis
Kierstin J. Bohanan
Callee P. Borchardt
JoAnn Cadena
Vanessa Marie Campos
Rebecca Renay Cantu
Andrea M. Chapa
Analisa Coleman
Daniel Esquivel
Bryana J. Gonzalez
Regan A. Gonzalez
Adelaido Longoria III
Nina R. Munoz
Amy Lee Orta
Erika M. Pelaez
Deidre N. Perez
Zaira J. Ramos
Erica Ann Rodriguez
Joanna L. Rodriguez
Samantha L. Rodriguez
Diana Nicole Salazar
Javi Soliz
Criselda M. Soto
Candace B. Tovar
Jennifer M. Trevino
Tristyn Taylor Trevino
Roxanne Y. Tunchez
Marisol Cristal Zuniga
Pleasanton
Jacqueline V. Aguilar
Nicole Alvarado
Clarissa Camber
Sarah Crean
Pablo G. Geisel
Amber N. Graham
Chelsea Holick
Stormy Jenkins
Lainie M. Lopez
Nyleen Monsevais
Grace Otuokere
Raygan Parker
Courtney J. Riley
Sandra H. Riley
Lori A. Rodriguez
Simona Trevino
Katie Woodall
For more information about CBC’s LVN program, please contact CBC’s Nursing Department at (361) 354-2768 or via email at mkrishan@coastalbend.edu. Information is also available online at www.coastalbend.edu/nursing.
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